Yale, Quinnipiac Battle To Scoreless Draw

HAMDEN, Conn. – Yale and Quinnipiac have both been pretty
stingy in allowing goals so far this season. As a result, it
probably wasn't all that surprising that the teams played 110
minutes of scoreless soccer on Tuesday afternoon at Quinnipiac
Field.

"It was a typical inter-city scrap," said Yale head
coach Brian Tompkins. "I thought our general effort was
really good. Both teams fought very hard."

Both teams also had plenty of chances to score. Yale (1-5-1)
nearly won it late in the second half but Peter Jacobson's header off a corner kick was blocked.

Quinnipiac's best opportunity came midway through the
second half. Philip Surprise got off a good shot, but Yale
goalkeeper Bobby Thalman made a diving save.

Thalman stopped five shots in the game to post his first career
shutout. Four of his saves came in the second half.

"Bobby played very well," Tompkins said. "He
made some key saves at important times."

Quinnipiac (0-4-1) had a 17-9 edge in shots, including 3-1 in
the two 10-minute overtime periods, but the number of high quality
scoring chances was pretty equal.